1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1979 record	3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field; (Capacity: 35,000)
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season at Mississippi State for head coach Emory Bellard, the creator of the wishbone offense.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 8	Memphis State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 13–14
September 22	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	L 14–35
September 29	Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 24–10
October 6	vs. No. 19 Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	W 28–9
October 13	at No. 9 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 6–17
October 20	Marshall*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 48–0
October 27	Southern Miss*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 7–21	^[2]
November 3	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	L 7–24
November 10	at No. 16 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 3–14
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 3–21
November 24	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 9–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name
C	`58`	Kent Hull
RB	`22`	James Jones
WR	`88`	Mardye McDole

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DE	`79`	Glen Collins
FS	`37`	Kenny Johnson
DT	`98`	Tyrone Keys

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ Weber, Bruce (2011-02-10). "Emory Bellard, Creator of Wishbone Offense, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "USM lays claim to state crown after 21–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015

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1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll